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NY Judge Issues Key Evidence Ruling In Luigi Mangione Murder Trial
A major courtroom ruling has clarified what jurors may see in one of the country’s most closely watched murder cases. A New York state judge ruled Monday, May 18, that prosecutors can use several key items in Luigi Mangione’s upcoming state murder trial. Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in Manhattan in December 2024. Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases. Judge Gregory Carro ruled that prosecutors may present the 9-millimeter ghost gun, silencer, red notebook, handwritten pages, and other materials found duri…
Police & Fire
FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In Dutchess County (
Developing
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A search warrant was executed at a Dutchess County property as part of an ongoing investigation, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, City of Poughkeepsie Police detectives searched a building at 44 Smith St., securing evidence that was transported to an off-site location for further processing, the department said on Thursday, Aug. 21. Police were assisted in the operation by the FBI and New York State Police. The department noted that the investigation is active and no additional details are being released at this time. According to property records, the building at 44 Smi…
Police & Fire
Gunshots Hit Woman, Occupied Store, Car In Dutchess County: Suspect At Large
A woman was hospitalized after being shot on a busy street in Dutchess County in an incident that also left an occupied vehicle and business struck by gunfire, police said. The incident happened at around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 18, when officers responded to the 300 block of Main Street in Poughkeepsie for a report of a shooting. There, they found a 40-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her leg, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Saturday, July 19. Officers immediately gave the victim aid, including applying a department-issued tourniquet. She was then transpor…
Police & Fire
Gunfire Strikes Home, Cars In Dutchess County Neighborhood: Suspect Vehicle Found
Police are investigating a shooting that damaged multiple vehicles and a home in a Dutchess County neighborhood, authorities said. The incident happened Tuesday night, July 8, around 8:44 p.m. in the area of Boulevard Knolls in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the city's police department. Officers and detectives responded after 911 received a report of shots fired. No injuries were reported, but investigators found that an occupied home and several vehicles had been hit by gunfire. A search of the area turned up numerous shell casings and additional evidence. Crime Scene…
Police & Fire
Occupied Car Hit By Gunshots In Dutchess County: Suspect At Large
Police are investigating after gunfire struck an occupied vehicle in Dutchess County in broad daylight. The incident happened around 1:38 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, near 145 Cannon St. in Poughkeepsie near Reservoir Square, the city's police department announced on Thursday, June 5. Police said a call came in to 911 reporting shots fired in the area. Multiple patrol officers and detectives responded, and once at the scene, found that an occupied vehicle had been hit by gunfire. The suspect fled before police arrived, officials said. Crime Scene Technicians processed …
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Near Public Park In Dutchess County: Police Investigating
Authorities are investigating a shooting incident near a public park in Dutchess County. The incident happened on Thursday, April 3, when patrol units and detectives responded to the area of Malcolm X Park in Poughkeepsie following a report of shots fired, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Although no victims were found at the scene, officers searched the park and found multiple pieces of evidence. Details on what was recovered have not yet been released, and authorities said the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to co…